Alliance for grasslands
Written by Martin Fowlie/BirdLife International The Alliances initiative for the conservation of the South American Southern Cone grasslands was launched by organisations dedicated to the conservation...
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Migratory birds in the spotlight of the World Bird Festival
Written by BirdLife Community Fact sheets on threatened and migratory birds Continuing the series of educational materials for schools in the Americas, two poster-sized fact files highlight two very...
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New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America
Written by BirdLife Americas The rich grasslands in South America, home to one of the world’s most valuable ecosystems is fast disappearing and migratory grassland birds, which play an important role...
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Uruguay: Developing the Laguna de Rocha WHSRN Site Management Plan
Written by Meredith Gutowski/WHSRN Laguna de Rocha, a WHSRN Site of Regional Importance on the east coast of Uruguay, is a critical wintering area for 6.6% of the total biogeographic population of...
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New WHSRN Site in Argentina: Bahía Samborombón
Written by Meredith Gutowski/WHSRN During its annual meeting this May, the WHSRN Hemispheric Council unanimously approved the nomination of Bahía Samborombón in Argentina as a WHSRN Site of...
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Southern Cone Grasslands Alliance activities support shorebird conservation...
Written by BirdLife International Annually, Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis and American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica undertake some of the longest journeys of any migratory birds...
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Connecting WHSRN Sites and People in the Southern Cone
Written by Meredith Gutowski/WHSRN Male Buff-breasted Sandpiper, double-wing courtship display. © Kevin Karlson The Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) breeds in the tundra of North...
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